PepsiCo testing new variety fountain machine

11:32 AM,
May 10, 2013

PepsiCo Inc. shows its new fountain machine, which it will start testing at five Denver restaurants. new fountain machine that lets people touch a screen to pick from nearly 100 flavor combinations. The test follows Coca-Colas 2009 rollout of its Freestyle machine, which is produced by Neenah-based Plexus Corp.

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PepsiCo says it plans to start testing a new fountain machine at restaurants that lets people create a variety of flavor combinations, such as strawberry Mountain Dew.

The test follows Coca-Cola's introduction in 2009 of its Freestyle machine, which also lets customers touch a screen to pick from a wide array of flavor combinations. PepsiCo's test is set to begin at five restaurants in Denver next week.

Neenah-based Plexus Corp., a contract manufacturer of electronics, makes the Coca-Cola Freestyle machines at its Greenville factory and in Mexico. In Greenville, it added 80 employees in ...